The Nigerien Democratic Front (french: Front démocratique nigérien, FDN) was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Niger
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History
The party was founded by
Zodi Ikhia Zodi Ikhia (c. 1919 – February 16, 1996) was a Nigerian politician.
Life and career
Born around 1919 at Winditen, Ikhia came from a wealthy Tuareg family; his father was a prominent person from Taghagar. He received his primary education in Nia ...
and his followers on March 6, 1957, assembling the remainder of the
Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers
The Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers (french: Union nigérienne des indépendants et sympathisants, UNIS) was a political party in Niger.
History
UNIS was established in May 1948 by a mix of former members of the Nigerien Progress ...
. It became a Nigerien affiliate of the
African Convention
African Convention (french: Convention Africaine, CA) was a political party in French West Africa, originally formed at a meeting in Dakar on 11 January 1957. The CA consisted of the Senegalese Popular Bloc (BPS) of Léopold Sédar Senghor, the ...
, an inter-territorial political party led by
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor (; ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80).
Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician of ...